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Summary

I am looking for a logo for a website specializing in gifts for expectant fathers, called due-dads.

Company name

due-dads.com

What inspires you and how do you envision the design for your business?

Due-dads will carry everything from dad diaper bags to masculine baby gear to practical and gag gifts for new dads. Need something clean, hip, cool, and simple, not cartoonish, not too girly but still "soft". Please keep in mind our target audience--both expectant and new dads and also women looking to purchase gifts for new dads--so it needs to appeal to both groups. Looking forward to seeing your work-- Thanks for submitting!

Wants

Like complementary color combos

Please try not to use the standard baby blue and pink. Like greens and blues together or black/gray/yellows or navy, smoke blue, yellow. But please use your own creativity.

Like abstract images but will consider all great ideas!

Don't want

Don't want the ".com" in the logo.

Don't want primary colors used together unless incorporated in a hip novel way

Want something whimsical but nothing cartoonish or too cutesy

Please, no "cutesy" baby on the logo. A more abstract baby design is potentially okay.